Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15
THE TOWERS TRIU hPH.
The Council Retains the Former
Lighting System.
Notifications as TO low Lights--The
Brush Company Entrusted with the
Contract for Another Term of Years.
CITY COUNCIL Room,

Rock ISLAND, Oct a. 1887 {
The council met in adjourned regular
session At Sp m Present, the mayor
and all The aldermen, except Lundy.
A hill of james McCDnochie for $5l2 2S,
Tor stone crossings. was unanimously
allowed, on mutton of Alderman Schrue-
der
The clerk opened and read two bids
for lighting the streets with electric lights
for three years according 10 the specifca
lions. rs follows:
Rock Island County B.ush Electric
Light company, % arc lights on IL
towers S75 each per annum and 52 low
lights Ss4 each, S.. 499. 2. 42 are lights
on II towers at $40 and 80 low lights at
$74, $500. 3, 80 low are lights at
S72. Sc 4S0
Merchants Electric Light company,
% arc lights on IL towers, SS4 each per
annum, and so low lights at S74. $5.9l6
2, A arc lamps on II towers at SS4, and
80 low lights at S74 S5,916. 3, 80 low
arcs at S71, Sc, 800.
Alderman Corken offered motion to
adopt the low light system. Alderman
Winter offered an amendment TO adopt
the combination system with four lights
to 3 tower. Alderman Schroeder offered
| an amendment to the amendment to adopt
the combination system with two lights
to tower. The amendment to the
amendment was lost:
Ayes-Howard Schaffer, Gray, Cork
Ell, Schroeder, WiliamsOn-6
Noes-Hampton Winter, Ill, Fergu-
son, Summons, Edwards, McConochie-7
| The amendment was lost:
Ayes-Hampton, Winter, III. Fergu'
son, Edwards. McCOnOchie-6.
n ,es-Howard, Scbatfer, Gray. Cork
en-, Simmons, Schroeder, Williamson-7
The original motion for low are lights
was adopted:
| Ayes Howard, Schaffer, Gray. Cor
ken. SImu.nn. Schroeder, Williamson =
Noes Hampton. Winter. Ill. Fergu
son, Edwards McConOchie- e.
Alderman Howard moved that the
contract be awarded 10 the lowest bid
der. Alderman Hampton offered an
amendment requiring the plant to bt
located in Rock Island and subject tC
Rock Island TAXATION Alderman How
ard accepted the amendment, but the
mayor ruled il To be out of order, anC
Alderman Hampton appealed from th'
decisipn Alderman SChatfer was called
!" he chair and the decision was no
sustained:
Howard, Cnken, Simmon
SCHNEIDER. Wiihamson-5
Nors-G ay, Hampton, Winter. III
Fergu on, Edwards, McCnnOchie-7
The motion with its amendment Wal
adopted:
Ayes Howard, Gray, Hampton, Win
ter. III, Ferguson, Edwards, McCOnochl'
! Noes-Schaffer, Corken, Slmmon
. Schroeder, Williamson-5
The mayor ruled that the additinna
J condition had released the bonds, where
upon President A ID, HuesiHg stated tn
Willingness Of the Brush company to nc
cepI the new condition under its bOcd
President Davis, OF he Merchants, de-
cliOed TO commit himself without consul
ialioH with his associates.
Alderman Howard then offered reSC
linton empowering the committee on tir
and lights to award the contract To ID
Merchants Electric Light Co, The loves
bidder, the company to have week
time to accept or. reject the new cond
lion. and if the same. be rejected the con
mittee To award the contract TO til
Brush Electric Light Co. Not seconded
Alderman Edwards mnsed Ia award IN
\ contract to the Brush Electric Light Ca
! Withdrawn.
Alderman Howari moved 10 reconsidt
j. the vote adopting the low hight systeu
|, and to substitute the combination systei
h with two lights on a lower TIE motto
to reconsider was adopted:
Ayes Howard, GRAY, Hampton. VIII
e tel. ILL., Ferguson, Edwards. McConoch
: IS
D. Noes - Schatlcr, Corktn, Simmol
II Schroeder, Wiiliams"n-5,
II And the twn.lieht tower combinatio
system was adopted by the same vote.
Alderman Ferguson moved that Il
contract he let to the lowest bidder al
=. called for information as to whether a,
dIiional lights could be had at the san
rate, to which President Huesing replie
eilrmatively tor the Brush Co, and u
bid for the Merchants Co. so specific:
The motion was adopted unahimousl,
The clerk read the bids on the first proI
nsltion of the specifications, showing u
Brush Electric Light Co To be the lowe
bidder, and on motion of Alderman Fe
Su>"n the contract was awarded accur'
inels by unanimous vote.
Alderman Schatier moved that u
aldermen locate SIX extra low lights
each of their respective wards pro ra
and that one extra be assigned TO Il
Sixth ward and TWO to The Seventh wal
Adopted.
Alderman Corken reported favorab
y. on the proposition of Nj G. Mills to bo
= for natural gas, and City Attorney NJ
1, Entry gave his opinion as to the kgali
y of the proposed arrangement.
On motion the council adjourned
rs RoBT KoEHLER. City CLERK